CVE-2022-45639 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.1 · EPSS 4.7% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
OS Command injection vulnerability in sleuthkit fls tool 4.11.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted value to the m parameter. NOTE: third parties have disputed this because there is no analysis showing that the backtick command executes outside the context of the user account that entered the command line.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.1) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.66% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2023-01-24 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sleuthkit | the sleuth kit |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | sleuthkit 4.11.1 - Command Injection | 2023-04-03 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171649/Sleuthkit-4.11.1-Command-Injection.html
- http://www.binaryworld.it/
- https://www.binaryworld.it/guidepoc.asp#CVE-2022-45639
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171649/Sleuthkit-4.11.1-Command-Injection.html
- http://www.binaryworld.it/
- https://www.binaryworld.it/guidepoc.asp#CVE-2022-45639
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